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Planting radishes. The fastest maturing garden
crop and popular in every garden. Radishes are hardy but cannot withstand
summer heat or severe freezing. They thrive as fall, winter, and spring
crops in the South, as spring and autumn crops in the North; and in areas
of high altitudes and northern regions with cool summers they thrive from
early spring to late fall.
They are in prime condition only a few days
after they are taken from the ground, and successive small plantings should
be scheduled for every 10 days or 2 weeks if the gardener wants to keep
them available. A few yards of a row planted at a time will provide all
the radishes the average family will use. The soil should be rich, moist,
and crumbly. Use rotted manure and commercial fertilizer.
Plant the seeds rinch apart in rows foot
apart. Cover the seeds with 1/2 inch of soil. An ounce of seed is enough
for zoo feet of row. For small, round radishes, various strains of Scarlet
Globe, Sparkler, and Scarlet Turnip are most popular, while Long Scarlet
Short Top, Cincinnati Market, and White Icicle are most widely used of
the small, long type. They mature in 3 or 4 weeks under good conditions.
Gardeners will find it worth while to give
attention to the so-called winter radishes, which are large in size and
take 75 days or more to develop. Winter varieties include Rose China,
Long Black Spanish, Round Black Spanish, and Chinese White Winter. They
should be planted 3 inches apart in rows 20 inches apart, with the seeds
covered to a depth of 1/2 inch. One ounce of seed serves a row of 100
feet.
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